The PGA Tour took nearly five hours before finally making its first decision. Thursday's opening round would be canceled and played as part of a 36-hole Friday. The weekend would return to normal.

Nothing, they soon discovered, would be normal again.

On Wednesday, they canceled not only the WGC but the Tampa Bay Classic, the Senior Vantage Championship and the Buy.com Oregon Classic.

Yes, Buy.com. It's been that long ago.

With all air travel down, players managed to find rental cars and began making their way home. Tiger Woods, the most recognizable athlete on the planet, tugged a golf cap over sunglasses and, wearing a tee shirt and jeans, drove to Orlando. He stopped several times for gas and food. Not a soul recognized him.

How long has it been since 9/11/2001?

The tour -- and our world -- take this coming weekend off to make sure it hasn't been TOO long to forget.

My thanks to old friend Dan Reardon of St. Louis radio giant KMOX for some helpful reminders. It hasn't been that long, it's simply this old memory grows foggy when mixed with tears.

The PGA Tour took nearly five hours before finally making its first decision. Thursday's opening round would be canceled and played as part of a 36-hole Friday. The weekend would return to normal.

Nothing, they soon discovered, would be normal again.

On Wednesday, they canceled not only the WGC but the Tampa Bay Classic, the Senior Vantage Championship and the Buy.com Oregon Classic.

Yes, Buy.com. It's been that long ago.

With all air travel down, players managed to find rental cars and began making their way home. Tiger Woods, the most recognizable athlete on the planet, tugged a golf cap over sunglasses and, wearing a tee shirt and jeans, drove to Orlando. He stopped several times for gas and food. Not a soul recognized him.

How long has it been since 9/11/2001?

The tour -- and our world -- take this coming weekend off to make sure it hasn't been TOO long to forget.

My thanks to old friend Dan Reardon of St. Louis radio giant KMOX for some helpful reminders. It hasn't been that long, it's simply this old memory grows foggy when mixed with tears.